I was actually one day overdue...went into the hospital and they said I was dilated 2-3 cm and felt his head everything was normal, etc etc. My water had broken at home and the drive to the hospital was terrible and agonizing...not to mention the bumps America's roads gives us...sheesh...lol
So I am wheelchaired into the labor room and since I was only 3 cm at the time I had alot of waiting to do. Alhamdullilah my husband helped me through so so much. Massaging and breathing really helps ladies. So I am suffering like this for another 2 hours. The mid wife comes in and says your 4 cm dilated I feel his head it should be a few more hours till you have to push. At this point, I was seriously considering an epidural but felt like I could manage. Honestly, the pain is intense but manageable. Its mind over matter ladies and I felt like I could keep trying with the breathing techniques my lamaze class taught me plus my husband made things easier for me.
At 9:30pm the midwife comes back and checks me again only to have this scared, weird look on her face. My mother starts flipping out and I can hear the baby's heart rate going up! She calls in the doctor right away who also checks me and they give each other looks and decide to hook up the sonogram. Well at this point, all I remember hearing is "breech" and "he flipped". My heart sank because I knew what that would mean...surgery.
They immediately took me into the OR for my emergency c section and lemme tell you I have never been more scared in my whole life. Alhamdullilah my baby boy came into this world 30 minutes later and my tears of joy would NOT stop.
I am still in recovery mode at home now. Thank god for all the family support and my friends and all the help I am getting. I don't know how or when my baby flipped but chances of that happening is EXTREMELY rare. Only Allah knows what happened. Do I regret my c section? No way! Everytime I feel the pain, I look at my son and it all melts away :-)
many, many congrats to you and your lil bundle of joy!!! mashallah! it’s so wonderful to read your story, especially after seeing you planning your wedding on gs and then moving onto the next phase of your life.
Thanks girls and stardust yes having a child is painful but one of the greatest joys life has to offer. I thought getting married was the greatest day of my life but the moment I saw my son's face that changed for sure lol Allah has made us women strong for childbearing and billions of women before us have done it..so why can't we?
Actually I was a morning child...perhaps all us GS gals love giving birth at night? who knows
I cant believe I witnessed live birth, shot it and now reading birth stories on GS:smack:
Kudos to all you ladies I wonder how you handled the pain, the lady I witnessed she was shouting and screaming so much it felt like an earthquake in the room!
Rupay here check this out. It was my second project on pregnancy and delivery. LOL don’t worry apart from the fact that I was going to faint from looking at all the blood it was cool
I always wonder what if your husband is at work and you are home alone. Time for you to go to hospital... who helps you. Me and my husband lives alone. No i am not having a baby but just something I think about. My husband's job doesn't permit him to just leave and help the wife.. what happens when the girl is alone. Can we drive??!
My first labor and delivery was quiet painful. I was induced on my due date because my OBGYN felt that I was not big enough and the baby needed to come out. I was induced on Monday March 10th and had the baby on march 12th at 12:39 am. I pushed for 5 and half hours only to find out they were going to have to do a C-section. Right on my last push the doctor used vacum extraction and my daughter came out.. someone's prayers worked.. Took me over 2 and half weeks to heal from all the pain and inflammation. But nevertless the experience was worth what came at the end :)
May Allah bless you 
